{"id":"USN-2892-1","summary":"nginx vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled certain DNS server\nresponses when the resolver is enabled. A remote attacker could possibly\nuse this issue to cause nginx to crash, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2016-0742)\n\nIt was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled CNAME response processing\nwhen the resolver is enabled. A remote attacker could use this issue to\ncause nginx to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute\narbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0746)\n\nIt was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled CNAME resolution when\nthe resolver is enabled. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\ncause nginx to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2016-0747)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:40:57Z","published":"2016-02-09T18:07:39Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0742","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0746","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0747"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-0742","CVE-2016-0746","CVE-2016-0747","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0742","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0746","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0747"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2892-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0742"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0746"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0747"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"nginx","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/nginx@1.4.6-1ubuntu3.4?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.4.6-1ubuntu3.4"}]}],"versions":["1.4.1-3ubuntu1","1.4.3-2ubuntu1","1.4.4-1ubuntu1","1.4.4-2ubuntu1","1.4.4-4ubuntu1","1.4.5-1ubuntu1","1.4.6-1ubuntu2","1.4.6-1ubuntu3","1.4.6-1ubuntu3.1","1.4.6-1ubuntu3.2","1.4.6-1ubuntu3.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.4.6-1ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"nginx"},{"binary_version":"1.4.6-1ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"nginx-common"},{"binary_version":"1.4.6-1ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"nginx-core"},{"binary_version":"1.4.6-1ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"nginx-extras"},{"binary_version":"1.4.6-1ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"nginx-full"},{"binary_version":"1.4.6-1ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"nginx-light"},{"binary_version":"1.4.6-1ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"nginx-naxsi"},{"binary_version":"1.4.6-1ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"nginx-naxsi-ui"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2892-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2016-0742","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2016-0746","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2016-0747","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}